Getting a Movie Contract
Burns and Allen · January 11, 1950 · 30 min · 3,856 words
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Well, as the new half-century gets underway, the favorite pastime seems to be choosing the outstanding men of the last half-century. Magazines and newspapers have published their selections, but Gracie seems to think one important name has been omitted.
Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill. How can they pick men like that to head the list? I'm interested to know, Gracie. Who's your choice? Need you, ask George. I'm thinking of a man whose glorious, romantic voice has thrilled millions.
The birds are sweetest singing, and perfuable flowers are bringing in the wind of the world. A man whose charm and talent are world famous. Gracie, this is getting embarrassing. Only one man should top this list. Charles Boy-e.
Charles Boy-e? You put him ahead of Edison? Yep. Edison invented electric lights. with Boy A who needs them. I see there are some pretty great men on this list. Not as great as Boy A.
But look at these names. A turo-toscanini conductor. How do you like that? A man who punches transfers. What? What? What? He happens to be a musical conductor. All right. So he hums while he punches transfers.
And he... Oh, he's got Danella. Yeah, here. Here's another one. Einstein. What did he do? Einstein? What did he do? He's the father of relativity. Oh, what does she do? Relativity Einstein? Yeah. She's with Warner Brothers.
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